# 2010–11 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished 15–17, and 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 9th in the regular season conference standings. They lost to Texas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
On April 26, 2010, Greg McDermott announced he was resigning as head coach at Iowa State to take the same position at Creighton.
On April 27, 2010, it was announced that former player Fred Hoiberg would take over as head coach. After his standout collegiate playing career Hoiberg played 10 years in the NBA. Prior to his hiring by Iowa State he was most recently an executive with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Craig Brackins | Forward | Declared for NBA draft |
| Lucca Staiger | Guard | Left team mid-season to play professionally |
| Dominique Buckley | Guard | Transferred to Toledo |
| Antwon Oliver | Guard | Transferred to Campbell |
| Charles Boozer | Guard | Transferred to Wichita State |
| Chris Colvin | Guard | Transferred to Palm Beach State |
| Alex Dorr | Forward | Transferred to University of Mary |
| LaRon Dendy | Forward | Transferred to Middle Tennessee |
| Justin Hamilton | Center | Transferred to LSU |
| Marquis Gilstrap | Forward | Graduated |
| L.A. Pomlee | Forward | Dismissed from team |
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## Recruiting
### Prep recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Melvin Ejim SF | Toronto | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Eric McKnight PF | Raleigh, North Carolina | Princeton Day | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Calvin Godfrey PF | Milwaukee | Robbinsdale Cooper | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Jordan Railey C | Beaverton, OR | Beaverton High | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 8, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 70 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa State 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2010 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| DeMarcus Phillips | Guard | Milwaukee | Marshalltown CC | 2 | Phillips was eligible to play immediately. |
| Chris Babb | Guard | Arlington, Texas | Penn State | 2 | Babb sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Chris Allen | Guard | Lawrenceville, GA | Michigan State | 1 | Allen sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| John Lamb | Guard | Indianola, Iowa | Morehead State | 1 | Lamb sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Royce White | Forward | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 3 | White sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Anthony Booker | Forward | Florissant, Missouri | Southern Illinois | 2 | Booker sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2010* 7:00 pm, CloneZone | | Dubuque | W 100–50 | | Hilton Coliseum (12,678) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm, CloneZone | | Northern Arizona Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 78–64 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (12,886) Ames, Iowa |
| November 14, 2010* 1:00 pm, Mediacom | | Alabama State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 74–47 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (12,453) Ames, Iowa |
| November 17, 2010* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | | Drake | W 91–43 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum (12,988) Ames, Iowa |
| November 21, 2010* 2:00 pm | | vs. Creighton Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 91–88 | 4–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (10,252) Des Moines, Iowa |
| November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm, CloneZone | | Kennesaw State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 91–51 | 5–0 | Hilton Coliseum (11,237) Ames, Iowa |
| November 27, 2010* 1:00 pm, Mediacom | | Montana State | W 74–47 | 6–0 | Hilton Coliseum (11,422) Ames, Iowa |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm, KWWL/KCWI | | at Northern Iowa | L 54–60 | 6–1 | McLeod Center (6,489) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| December 4, 2010* 1:00 pm, FSN | | California Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 73–76 | 6–2 | Hilton Coliseum (13,284) Ames, Iowa |
| December 6, 2010* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–58 | 7–2 | Hilton Coliseum (12,502) Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 2010* 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series | W 75–72 | 8–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,276) Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 12, 2010* 5:30 pm, Mediacom | | Texas Southern | W 65–54 | 9–2 | Hilton Coliseum (12,622) Ames, Iowa |
| December 19, 2010* 7:30 pm, CloneZone | | Dartmouth | W 71–42 | 10–2 | Hilton Coliseum (12,403) Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 2010* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | | Chicago State | W 104–63 | 11–2 | Hilton Coliseum (11,477) Ames, Iowa |
| December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm, CSNMA | | at Virginia | W 60–47 | 12–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,032) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| January 3, 2011* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Northern Illinois | W 72–63 | 13–2 | Hilton Coliseum (11,469) Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 2011 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Nebraska | L 62–63 | 13–3 (0-1) | Bob Devaney Center (11,610) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 12, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 3 Kansas | L 79–84 | 13–4 (0-2) | Hilton Coliseum (12,204) Ames, Iowa |
| January 15, 2011 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Baylor | W 72–57 | 14–4 (1-2) | Hilton Coliseum (11,734) Ames, Iowa |
| January 19, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 13 Missouri | L 54–87 | 14–5 (1-3) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, Missouri |
| January 22, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | L 87–96 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (1-4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,922) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 26, 2011 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Texas Tech | L 83–92 | 14–7 (1-5) | Hilton Coliseum (10,823) Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 2011 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Oklahoma Coaches vs. Cancer | L 76–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (1-6) | Hilton Coliseum (12,128) Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 2011 8:00 pm, FSNRM | | at Colorado | L 69–95 | 14–9 (1-7) | Coors Events Center (6,764) Boulder, Colorado |
| February 5, 2011 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | | Kansas State | L 85–86 | 14–10 (1-8) | Hilton Coliseum (12,411) Ames, Iowa |
| February 12, 2011 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 66–89 | 14–11 (1-9) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 21 Texas A&M | L 66–71 | 14–12 (1-10) | Reed Arena (7,041) College Station, Texas |
| February 19, 2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 20 Missouri | L 66–71 | 14–13 (1-11) | Hilton Coliseum (12,691) Ames, Iowa |
| February 22, 2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 5 Texas | L 53–76 | 14–14 (1-12) | Frank Erwin Center (14,933) Austin, Texas |
| February 26, 2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | Nebraska | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (2-12) | Hilton Coliseum (12,684) Ames, Iowa |
| March 2, 2011 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Colorado | W 95–90 | 16–14 (3-12) | Hilton Coliseum (10,679) Ames, Iowa |
| March 5, 2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Kansas State | L 55–67 | 16–15 (3-13) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2011 2:00 pm, Big 12 Network | (12) | vs. (5) Colorado Big 12 First round | L 75–77 | 16–16 (3-13) | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
| AP | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *NA |
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings